Just Kickin’ It Podcast is where coaches sharpen how they think, train, and develop players. Built on years of conversations with top minds in the game, the podcast returns with a renewed focus on connecting theory, science, and real-world coaching. Each episode delivers clear, actionable insight to help you design better sessions, improve decision-making, and create training that transfers to the game.
TheJustKickinItPodcast
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11 episodes
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Podcast Overview
Just Kickin’ It Podcast is where coaches sharpen how they think, train, and develop players. Built on years of conversations with top minds in the game, the podcast returns with a renewed focus on connecting theory, science, and real-world coaching. Each episode delivers clear, actionable insight to help you design better sessions, improve decision-making, and create training that transfers to the game.
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Recent Episodes
June 23, 2026
The Coaching Lie We've Been Telling for Decades
<p>In this episode, I sat down with Dr. Steve Smith — academic, author, and former competitive badminton player — to unpack one of the most misunderstood concepts in sport coaching: ecological dynamics.</p><p>We dive deep into why isolating skills in practice can actually create bad habits, how perception-action coupling shapes real athletic development, and why so many talented athletes never reach their potential because of how they're trained.</p><p>Dr. Steve also shares the story behind his book Ecological Dynamics in Sport Coaching and why he wrote it to bridge the gap between research and the coaches on the ground who need it most.</p><p>Key topics we cover:</p><ul><li>Why "teaching" athletes may be the wrong approach entirely</li><li>The scanning myth — what coaches get wrong about vision in sport</li><li>Rondos, isolated drills, and the perception-action problem</li><li>What great coaching actually looks like (hint: it's not about win/loss)</li><li>Developing youth athletes without sacrificing exploration and enjoyment</li><li>Neurodivergence and ecological dynamics — Dr. Steve's next research frontier</li></ul><p>Whether you're a grassroots youth coach or working at the elite level, this conversation will challenge how you think about skill acquisition and athlete development.</p><p>🔗 Find Dr. Steve Smith on LinkedIn📖 Ecological Dynamics in Sport Coaching — available on Amazon and Routledge🌐 Emergent Performance Lab</p>
June 7, 2026
What Is Coaching? Brett Ledbetter on Questions, Trust, and Removing Interference
<p>What if coaching isn't about giving better answers—but asking better questions?</p><p>In this episode, Brett Ledbetter challenges conventional thinking around coaching, leadership, and performance. Rather than focusing on instruction, control, or motivation, Brett explores how great coaches help athletes take ownership of their development by thinking for themselves.</p><p>Together, we discuss why questions often outlast answers, how trust is earned in the present moment, and why standards matter more than expectations. Brett shares insights on helping athletes develop an internal coach, navigate adversity, and perform without becoming trapped by external validation.</p><p>At its core, this conversation explores a powerful idea: the role of a coach may not be to add more, but to remove the distractions, fears, and limitations that prevent athletes from becoming who they are capable of becoming.</p><p>If you're a coach, leader, parent, or athlete seeking a deeper understanding of performance and human development, this episode will challenge the way you think about coaching itself.</p><p>#WhatDrivesWinning</p>
May 30, 2026
Performance Is a Side Effect - 3rd Conversation Dr. Kapil Gupta
<p><strong>What if everything you've been told about performance psychology is wrong?</strong></p><p>In our latest episode of Just Kickin' It, Brian and Josh sit down with Dr. Kapil Gupta — advisor to professional athletes, CEOs, and performing artists — for one of the most thought-provoking conversations we've ever had.</p><p>Kapil doesn't prescribe. He doesn't hand out frameworks, four-step processes, or the three Cs. He does something far more uncomfortable: he tells the truth.</p><p>Some of what he shares will challenge everything you think you know about coaching, confidence, and performance:</p><p>→ Why thought is the enemy of elite performance — and what actually replaces it→ Why sports psychology's answer to "thinking problems" is... more thinking (and why that makes everything worse)→ Why prescriptions — even correct ones — destroy performance→ Why meditation as we know it is largely a social performance, not a path to transformation→ Why chasing results (the World Cup, the Super Bowl, the championship) will never fill the hole you're hoping it will</p><p>This isn't a comfortable listen. It's designed to make you stop, question, and look in the mirror.</p><p>As Kapil puts it: "Performance is not a goal. It is a side effect."</p><p>If you've ever had an athlete tell you they lack confidence, or watched every tool in your toolbox fail to move the needle — this episode is for you.</p><p><br></p><p>Just Kickin' It — built to push ideas forward.</p>
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